Central Mass. Division 3 basketball pairings announced

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association has announced its seedings and pairings for the Central Mass. Division 3 Basketball Tournament, which begins next week.

On the boys' side, Tahanto Regional High School has drawn the 15th and final seed, and will travel to second-seeded Whitinsville-Christian on Wednesday, Feb. 27, for a first-round game at 7 p.m.

The Stags own a 10-10 record, while Whitinsville-Christian is 17-2.

The boys' quarterfinals will take place on Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m., at the site of the higher seed.

Both West Boylston and Assabet Valley qualified for the 20-team girls' bracket, with the Lions drawing the 11th seed and Assabet seeded ninth. The pair are among five teams that qualified with 14-6 records.

West Boylston will travel to sixth-seeded South Lancaster Academy (14-5) for a first-round game on Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.

On the same night, also at 7, Assabet heads to eighth-seeded Sutton (14-6), also for a first-round game.

The girls' quarterfinals will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, at the site of the highest seed.

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